{"id":9013490385177,"title":"Various: pre-war - 1933 Alaska Steamship fleet brochure w\/ famous old Cunarder","handle":"various-pre-war-1933-alaska-steamship-fleet-brochure-w-famous-old-cunarder","description":"Alaska Steamship Company: A twenty-page fleet brochure with deck plans for Alaska Line's 1933 season. Among the fleet was an old Cunarder that went on to become the longest-sailing vessel ever the fly the \"monkey with a nut\" houseflag. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe American companies that sailed to Alaska were notorious for running old and rundown liners, a habit formed during the Gold Rush years of the 1890s. The route from Seattle to Valdez was very hazardous with unmarked rocks, frequent fog, rough seas, and blinding snowstorms. From 1908 to 1933, eight Alaska Steamship liners were lost due to groundings and fires.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dowager of the fleet was the VICTORIA which was already sixty-three years old in 1933. She first sailed as Cunard's PARTHIA in 1870 and was acquired by Alaska Steamship in 1904. She went on serving through the decades and wasn't broken up until 1956 at age eighty-six. Plans of two decks are shown, revealing tight accommodations due to her narrow 40-foot beam.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso included with deck plans, stats, rates, and a b\u0026amp;w portrait are four other vessels: NORTHWESTERN (former Ward Line ORIZABA of 1890), YUKON (another Ward Line cast-off - MEXICO of 1899), ALEUTIAN (also Ward Line - MEXICO of 1906), and lastly the flagship and relative newcomer, ALASKA of 1922. 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Among the fleet was an old Cunarder that went on to become the longest-sailing vessel ever the fly the \"monkey with a nut\" houseflag. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe American companies that sailed to Alaska were notorious for running old and rundown liners, a habit formed during the Gold Rush years of the 1890s. The route from Seattle to Valdez was very hazardous with unmarked rocks, frequent fog, rough seas, and blinding snowstorms. From 1908 to 1933, eight Alaska Steamship liners were lost due to groundings and fires.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dowager of the fleet was the VICTORIA which was already sixty-three years old in 1933. She first sailed as Cunard's PARTHIA in 1870 and was acquired by Alaska Steamship in 1904. She went on serving through the decades and wasn't broken up until 1956 at age eighty-six. Plans of two decks are shown, revealing tight accommodations due to her narrow 40-foot beam.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso included with deck plans, stats, rates, and a b\u0026amp;w portrait are four other vessels: NORTHWESTERN (former Ward Line ORIZABA of 1890), YUKON (another Ward Line cast-off - MEXICO of 1899), ALEUTIAN (also Ward Line - MEXICO of 1906), and lastly the flagship and relative newcomer, ALASKA of 1922. It was said along the docks that when the Alaska Line sold a ship it was only suitable for scrapping. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery good condition."}